Chris Hernandez is interested in the mechanics of bone. The human body’s structural underpinnings are subject to the same mechanical laws as bridges and buildings, but unlike steel or concrete, bone...

Christopher Batten almost left the field of computer architecture. "After a couple of years in graduate school at MIT, I started to become disillusioned with my research community. It seemed like most...

Andrea Bowring chose Cornell Engineering for its university setting. "I wanted a great engineering school," she says, "but one that was contained in a full-service university so I could take classes...